Official 2013 Draft thread

Ouch. The truth hurts. Luke was a very mobile big guy in college, but it hasn't translated.

 

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1h
Patriot League alert! In NY workout with C.J. McCollum & Mike Muscala. Both guys shooting the ball incredibly well.

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1h
Good. Foot looks like its totally healed. Cutting and jumping well. But jumper stood out RT @Future23: how does McCollum's athleticism look?

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1h
Muscala had one of the best workouts I've EVER seen for a big man. Literally missed just 2 shots entire workout. Crazy skills for big.

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 54m
Muscala, by the way, had the highest shooting percentage of anyone at NBA Draft Combine.

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 40m
Next up in NY: Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams. He's putting on some impressive ball handling drills right now.

 

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 11m
Carter-Williams shot looking better. Shot around 55% NBA 3. 65% college 3. 80% mid range during workout.

 

Hmm that is interesting. Young guys improve. If he can shoot then he will end up being a good pick for someone. Maybe he would be the bPA after all

 

Sean Michael Meagher ‏@sean2m 1m
"Kazemi is just a flat-out player and the type of glue guy a team might love to grab in the 2nd round." -- Chad Ford

 

I would love to give him a try. If not with our last pick, then as a free agent. He would be at the end of our bench, but he intrigues me. His hands are suppose to be off the charts large. When he gets them on a ball, he hangs on.
And he has a knack for getting to the ball.

 

Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress 18s
DX Nets Combine Recap: http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2013-Nets-Combine-Recap-4207 … What happened and who stood out (Pierre Jackson, Kazemi, Dellavedova, Mbakwe, Stephens, more)

 

Three Best Draft Fits For Blazers (according to some guy)

http://www.blazersedge.com/2013/5/24/4363110/elhassan-three-best-draft-fits-for-blazers


Swap out McCollum for Oladipo and, I'm OK with the rest.

 

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 33s
Spurs, Jazz, Hawks were only 3 teams to interview him @ combine RT @BrockOchoGOAT: Muscala has Spurs steal of the draft written all over him

 

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 33s
Spurs, Jazz, Hawks were only 3 teams to interview him @ combine RT @BrockOchoGOAT: Muscala has Spurs steal of the draft written all over him

 

Watched a couple games last night to get a look at some 2nd round prospects

First game was an ACC tournament 1st round game, Virginia Tech vs. NC State

Richard Howell: Rebounding looks great and seems to be have nice role player potential as he can score some too. Showed a nice mid range J and the ability to put the ball on the floor and a attack bigs from the elbow area. Finished well too. Didn't measure great at the combine and isn't a stand-out athlete which limits his defensive potential but if he can be just a smart positional defender with a motor, his rebounding and no mistake offensive game is more than enough for him to find a role as a back-up 4.

Lorenzo Brown: I like him as back-up pg prospect. Great size at 6'5" with elite passing ability and good ball handling. Looks to have some defensive potential as he he can bother smaller guards with his size. Hands are active and he moves his feet well. Scoring is where he has issues. Not a good shooter (with iffy shot selection) and not a great finisher as well. Has the quickness and craftiness to get in the lane but doesn't score consistently in the paint.

Not really sure he's that far off as a prospect from Micheal Carter-Williams. MCW is a better athlete, but Lorenzo handles the ball better. Both are great passers with defensive potential and both are questioned as scorers. Some will say that well MCW is a sophomore while Lorenzo is a senior but they are actually only about a year apart age-wise.

C.J. Leslie: His quickness is jaw dropping at his size but I don't really see much else to like about this guy. Seems to play in bursts. Will make a couple plays in a row that will wow you but will also disappear completely for large stretches of games. Offensive game is still raw and I question his IQ on both ends.

Erick Green: Had one of his worst games of the year so this might not be a fair game to evaluate him, but I will anyways lol. His game his very unorthodox. Didn't shoot well in this game as NC state put a lot of their defensive attention on him. Didn't really look like a point guard to me and has size issues as a SG so that is a worry. Shows some potential as an off the ball scorer but seems to rely a lot on his jumper for his points so I don't know if his game has enough dimensions to it to make up for his other issues.

Also took a look at Jackie Carmichael so I watched Illinois State vs. Wichita State in the MVC tournament (his last game of his college career)

I didn't like what I saw. Didn't really know anything about him and then I watched his DX interview from the combine and was intrigued by his maturity and how he viewed himself as a player.

He's physically impressive at just under 6'10" and 240 but to me, he didn't really look like a basketball player. He moved much more like a center as well as he doesn't really have great feet so I worry about his ability to keep up with most 4's. So instead of having great size as a PF he's now an undersized center which I think lowers his potential greatly. His rebounding left a lot to be desired as well. Illinois State played a lot of zone in this game which affected things but I saw guy that was slow to react to the ball off the rim and lacked aggression. Looked up his numbers to see if this was just an anomaly, but what I saw was a guy who was an inconsistent rebounder all season with only one standout rebounding year in a weak conference.

 

Kazemi is this years junkyard dog.

 

Chris Haynes ‏@ChrisBHaynes 5m
.@CSNNW Report: Baylor senior PG Pierre Jackson is scheduled to workout for #Blazers on June 17, according to source http://www.csnnw.com/blog/blazers-talk/source-baylor-pg-pierre-jackson-workout-blazers-june-17 …

 

I can't believe how weak some NBA players are. Can't bench 185lbs for any reps. Thats sad.

 

Durant couldn't do a single rep and some people made it out to be the biggest deal ever.

 

Its not a big deal on a basketball level. Its kind of a big deal on the man card level.

 

Cavs considering Otto Porter with the #1 pick.

Okay, so I'm not nuts, there are other people that like Porter as much as I do.

 

While I don't disagree then I think it is safe to say that Durant has grown into his man card.

 

Going through various podcasts I heard an interesting comparison for Steven Adams: Andre Drommond

Obviously he's not the athletic freak but similar situations during their only year in college.

Über raw offensively, great size, athletic, defense.